Designed in 2002, the Heckler & Koch XM8 was a lightweight assault rifle that aimed to replace the original M4 carbine in U.S ...

Key Point: Despite criticisms, American troops trust the M4 with their lives. The U.S. Army is an armed force with a truly global reach. At any given time, America’s premier land power operates on ...

Welcome to What’s Next In War, a special issue where Task & Purpose breaks down what’s on the horizon for the U.S. military. After nearly five years of development, the Army could be just weeks away ...

Key point: There are several contenders the Pentagon is considering. The U.S. Army is looking for a new weapon for infantry troops. After a half century of using the M16/M4 carbine series of weapons, ...

The XM8 is not intended to replace the service’s primary rifle, the M7, but instead is being developed as a companion weapon.

Some U.S. Border Patrol agents are being forced to share their rifles while on patrol near Tucson because the agency is inspecting the quality of the M4 carbines, KVOA reports. “There’s a lot of ...

The M7 was never meant to be just a new rifle. It was designed as a tightly linked system in which the weapon, cartridge, ...

The U.S. Army will buy new automatic infantry weapons starting in 2022, replacing the existing M4 carbine and M249 squad automatic weapon. The weapons will include new technology, particularly a new, ...

The killing of one of the most-wanted Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district has once again drawn attention to a troubling question: how did a US-made M4 automatic ...

One of these three prototypes could be the Army's replacement for the M4/M16 among close combat forces. (Jacqueline Belker) WASHINGTON — Replacements for the M4 carbine, the M16 and the M249 Squad ...

In the coming fiscal year, the U.S. Department of Defense plans to spend over $300 million to replace standard-issue assault and automatic rifles, which have been in service for decades, with ...